This Is Good: City Hiring Entrepreneur-At-Large to Help It Get a Clue

The government of New York City is hiring an entrepreneur “to act as our liaison in the NYC tech startup community, providing thought partnership and industry expertise, as well as attending events and gathering feedback from the community on our programs.” It’s a six-month, part-time gig–the city wants its EAL to keep working on his or her start-up while explaining how to make more internet jobs.

Brad Hargreaves from General Assembly; Dawn Barber of New York Tech Meetup, David Tisch of TechStars, David Rose of New York Angels and Charlie O’Donnell of First Round Capital will help the city make its choice.

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